You can add strips to two rows if you're only working on the project for an hour. I had to paint our great room's walls with four different shades of light browns to pick the one that's going to be used before we replace the carpeting that we've just bought. And then the HVAC guy came to replace the condenser fan which had developed an imbalance. So I finally got downstairs at 4:00.
For the left side I'm simplifying the stripping since the cross pieces are wide enough to provide a lot of support without having to weave too many horizontal strips. I will probably be able to get one more row down before I have to start plastering. I will also strip the area by the back portal since I don't need to put my scaffold platform inside that area.
The little bit of weaving was just to add some rigidity in an area with a larger span.
Next session I will finish up all I can before starting to plaster the upper reaches. I still have to mask all the track underneath and get drop clothes on the floor since my last plaster job made the floor a holy mess since I was using newspapers and they tended to get out of position. I also have to devise a clever way of supporting the plaster tray and toweling so I can do it while standing on a ladder or sitting with my feet hanging inside the layout.
As I look at this colossus, it reinforces my concept of using those large Masonite profile boards as a starting point. They keep me on track as to where the general slopes go so as I stare at this sea of cardboard strips it's really easy to fall into a "forrests and trees" scenario. I generally like the contours that it's following and the plaster and sculptamold will make it more realistic.
